Amputations

Name: Amputations at United Airlines Inc.
Start: 4/19/2018

1 amputation · 2018043736 · 4/19/2018 · United Airlines Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Airplane-jet or turbine engine

Employer

Name: United Airlines Inc.
Location: O'Hare Airport, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually closing the passenger door of an aircraft because the door's hydraulics were broken when his right pinky finger was caught between the door and the body of the aircraft, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown